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Nothing about the community feelings or parents. It does say that virtual classes are an option.
This is scary very scary.
First student presumed positive COVID-19 case at open area school
https://www.weau.com/2020/07/21/first-student-presumed-positive-covid-19-case-at-open-area-school/
Lemonweir Elementary School in Tomah, Wisconsin.(WEAU)
By Hayley Spitler
Published: Jul. 21, 2020 at 6:53 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
TOMAH, Wis. (WEAU) -
Last week, a Tomah elementary school reopened for the school year. This week, one student is a presumed positive COVID-19 case.
Lemonweir Elementary says the student had a fever and was in close contact with a family member who tested positive.
The school notified all parents of the situation through an email from the superintendent.
Those in the student’s class who were within six feet and the teacher are being asked to quarantine until a negative test result.
The school says it did anticipate cases would happen, but says it’s important to stay open.
“We strongly believe that we have an obligation to educate our children,” said Nicki Pope, Lemonweir Elementary principal. “It’s going to be detrimental if they are not in front of a teacher or at least have the education system to provide them to move forward from here. [Teachers] are essential workers to provide that education to our students.”
Lemonweir says students are not afraid to be back, but instead happy and excited.
A virtual schooling option was also made available for parents with concerns.
Night 54: Feds fire tear gas as over 1000 gather in Portland
Source: koin.com
Monday night's crowd was one of the largest seen in downtown Portland in recent weeks
by: Hannah Ray Lambert, Jacquelyn Abad, KOIN 6 News Staff
Posted: Jul 21, 2020 / 08:30 PM PDT / Updated: Jul 22, 2020 / 01:22 AM PDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal agents fired tear gas, pepper balls and flashbangs at demonstrators in downtown Portland during the 54th straight night of protests on Tuesday.
Officers made their first appearance of the night at about 11:10 p.m. and immediately started using crowd-control munitions in an attempt to disperse hundreds of people gathered outside of the Multnomah County Justice Center and Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse on SW 3rd Avenue. Another group of federal officers marched down SW 4th and stopped outside of City Hall. It’s unclear what prompted them to stop at that location.
Earlier in the day, the “Wall of Moms” (and dads) gathered at Salmon Street Springs Park before marching to the Justice Center area in an effort to protect younger protesters.
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The moms have been trying to separate protesters and the federal officers, as well as helping people wash their eyes and recover from exposure to tear gas. Their close proximity to the action means they’re often the first to feel the effects of crowd control munitions..........................................
Read more: https://www.koin.com/news/protests/portland-protests-justice-center-federal-courthouse-police-night-54/
Adam Parkhomenko·
5h
Portland ain’t fucking around
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1285805001030479873?s=20
Jesus feds just came directly for the Portland moms using batons and tear gas while carrying assault rifles.
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1285826007023460355?s=20
https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1285903080668749824?s=20
There’s a lot of sunflower yellow (color of the #wallofmoms) in this crowd, including a lot of people holding yellow peace signs. #portland #PortlandProtest #portlandprotests #PortlandOregon #PortlandOR #oregon #BLMprotest #PDXprotests #PDX #PortlandMoms #clypiancoverage
https://twitter.com/Clypian/status/1285802440709660672?s=20
Portland Independent Documentarians
@PDocumentarians
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6h
#PortlandMoms are out in even stronger numbers tonight at the justice center. A solid wall of moms stepping up to protect the youth. A powerful statement to the heavy handed federal response of late. #PortlandProtest #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter
https://twitter.com/PDocumentarians/status/1285796506688086016?s=20
Griffin - Live from the Justice Center
@GriffinMalone6
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4h
This one's titled "Portland protestors winning."
Shields, leafblowers, drums, umbrellas, the most confidence I've seen. The feds retreat and protestors push forward pelting them as they go inside the doors.
They have no fear
#portlandprotests #PortlandProtest
https://twitter.com/GriffinMalone6/status/1285824656331509760?s=20
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeed/status/1285711838286680064?s=20
"Disturbing And Demoralizing": DHS Employees Are Worried The Portland Protest Response Is Destroying
Source: buzzfeed
“Disturbing And Demoralizing”: DHS Employees Are Worried The Portland Protest Response Is Destroying Their Agency’s Reputation
"We have a lot of work ahead in terms of repairing the public’s trust."
Posted on July 21, 2020, at 7:02 p.m. ET
The Department of Homeland Security’s response to anti–police brutality protests in Portland, Oregon, has disturbed and angered many employees, who called the deployment of the federal force an unusual maneuver that could do long-term damage to the agency’s reputation.
In recent days, Oregon leaders, including the governor, have called on DHS officers to leave Portland as nightly protests have grown in size. Videos captured by protesters and media have shown the consistent use of tear gas and other "less than lethal" weapons from officers guarding the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in downtown Portland amid a backdrop of federal officers outfitted in camouflage snatching people off the street in unmarked vehicles.
The Trump administration and senior DHS officials have said the federal response in Portland — where officers from US Customs and Border Protection and ICE are deployed — is necessary to protect the federal courthouse from damage, and they have called some protesters violent criminals. The situation in Portland, they’ve added, is unique and requires a federal response due to local leaders’ apparent unwillingness to help protect federal property.
But conversations with 17 DHS employees, all of whom requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, reveal that many at the agency disagree with the show of force. Some called for an investigation, while others said they feared the long-term consequences for the agency’s reputation.
“Despite working at DHS, I watch and learn about every day’s new descent into lawlessness and authoritarianism just like the rest of the world,” one employee said. “Being a part of this corrupt regime, even as I play no role in the decision-making process, leaves me disgusted by my employer and saddened for my country.”
Many employees believe the deployment was directly connected to President Donald Trump’s reelection efforts and was politicizing the agency.
“This administration’s utterly transparent fearmongering of sending federal officers out against peaceful protesters in Portland and Chicago has no purpose other than to support Trump’s reelection bid. It is blatantly unconstitutional and an embarrassment to the agency and the career civil servants who work here,” said one employee.
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Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/dhs-employee-anger-over-portland-protest-response
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Alex Milan Tracy / Sipa USA via AP
Moms with interlocking arms stand between protesters and a fence blocking access to the entrance of the federal courthouse in Portland, July 19.
Conversations with 17 DHS employees reveal that many at the agency disagree with the show of force. Some called for an investigation. Others said they feared the long term consequences on the agency’s reputation, @Haleaziz
reports
https://twitter.com/hshaban/status/1285713962588409861?s=20
https://twitter.com/Mr_Berman/status/1285718180032389121?s=20
https://twitter.com/bulldoghill/status/1285876645027610628?s=20
Last night
Adam Parkhomenko·
5h
Portland ain’t fucking around
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1285805001030479873?s=20
Jesus feds just came directly for the Portland moms using batons and tear gas while carrying assault rifles.
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1285826007023460355?s=20
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeed/status/1285711838286680064?s=20
Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasn't ever happene
Source: the hill
Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasn't ever happened to me'
By Mike Lillis - 07/21/20 08:45 AM EDT
Tensions flared on Capitol Hill this week when a Republican lawmaker challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on issues of crime and policing in an unusual — and decidedly personal — confrontation on the Capitol steps.
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) was coming down the steps on the east side of the Capitol on Monday, having just voted, when he approached Ocasio-Cortez, who was ascending into the building to cast a vote of her own.
In a brief but heated exchange, which was overheard by a reporter, Yoho told Ocasio-Cortez she was "disgusting" for recently suggesting that poverty and unemployment are driving a spike in crime in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic.
"You are out of your freaking mind," Yoho told her.
The two then parted ways. Ocasio-Cortez headed into the building, while Yoho, joined by Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), began descending toward the House office buildings. A few steps down, Yoho offered a parting thought to no one in particular.
"Fucking bitch," he said.........................
Ocasio-Cortez shot back, telling Yoho he was being "rude."............................
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508259-ocaasio-cortez-accosted-by-gop-lawmaker-over-remarks-that-kind-of?__twitter_impression=true
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1285585340925988872?s=20
Trump's sweaty Fox News interview shows his 2020 chances melting away
haha. look at the comment below photo by fox news
Trump's sweaty Fox News interview shows his 2020 chances melting away
Richard Wolffe
With every new poll showing him losing, both nationally and in battleground states, Trump’s despair dribbled through all of his pores Sunday
Tue 21 Jul 2020 08.46 EDT
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‘For a man who still measures his manhood by his own TV ratings, it was a curious choice to sit outside, caked in his glowing orange make-up, to field the pesky questions of Fox’s best interviewer.’ Photograph: Fox News
Two generations ago, Richard Nixon sweated his way to losing the first ever presidential debate on television to a young, fit and cool John F Kennedy.
It was the kind of rookie mistake you could put down to the newness of TV.
So how do you explain – 60 years later – the drenching sweat that trickled down the face of the reality TV star who is now living inside the White House?................................
Of the very few things Donald Trump is supposed to know in any modicum of detail, TV sits right at the tippity-top. There are more historic crises challenging his presidency than there are cable news channels, but that doesn’t stop him tweeting about all the TV he’s watching all day....................................................
Trump spent a small fortune on his failed Tulsa rally: analysis
https://twitter.com/greenery444/status/1285667403335180288?s=20
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/trump-spent-a-small-fortune-on-his-failed-tulsa-rally-analysis/
Trump spent a small fortune on his failed Tulsa rally: analysis
Published 1 min ago on July 21, 2020
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The New York Times calculated the totals, which came out to $2.2 million, to garner about 6,200 people to attend his rally and the “overflow” rally which was ultimately canceled. That adds up to about $354.84 per person who attended. It’s unknown how many people contracted COVID-19 at the event, but a Tulsa health official said the rally “likely contributed” to a surge in new COVID-19 cases. At least eight members of the Trump advance team, including Secret Service agents, also tested positive after being in Tulsa.
“The new filings show just how much Mr. Trump’s campaign paid to rent the arena itself: $537,705.44 in “’acility rental’ payments to the BOK Center,” said the Times. “But that fee was just the start. The campaign then paid nearly $1 million in ‘event staging’ fees between June 16 and the end of the month to eight different companies. The most went to Arcus Group, LLC, which received $673,906 in two payments for “event staging,” one a few days before the rally and another a few days after.”
Gassing moms and beating up vets. Welcome to Trump's secret police.
Claire McCaskill
@clairecmc
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25m
Gassing moms and beating up vets. Welcome to Trump’s secret police. Meanwhile Americans are not welcome in Canada. Or allowed to travel much of anywhere outside of our country.
https://twitter.com/clairecmc/status/1285558211601403904?s=20
Toon: THIS IS HOW THE WORLD SEES THE #USA, & #TRUMP AND HIS #STORMTROOPPERS
https://twitter.com/Trumprehensible/status/1285558527554191362?s=20
https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/1285544457400655874?s=20
WHOW; Liz Cheney did not back dow from confronting Gaetz, Massie and Jim Jordan.....
I give her credit for today. --only.
Wow. Their desperation is showing and they're eating their own.
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Melanie Zanona
@MZanona
· 2h
Cheney did not back down from confrontation:
She defended Fauci.
She told Gaetz I look forward to seeing ur HBO doc.
She told Massie his issue is w/ Trump, not her.
She told Jordan I look forward to hearing ur comments about being a team player when we’re back in the majority
Show this thread
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https://twitter.com/ByeRobPortman/status/1285585053830062080?s=20
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https://twitter.com/WPJ4/status/1285616164203356160?s=20 
Thousands protest in downtown Portland Monday; federal officers again respond with force
Source: OregonLive
Updated Jul 21, 2020; Posted Jul 20, 2020
Portland Protests continue for 54th night
By Ted Sickinger| The Oregonian/OregonLive and Alex Hardgrave | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Portland parent groups marched in droves to Monday night to join downtown protests in response to the repeated and nightly use of force by federal agents on demonstrators.
Portlanders first started protesting police violence against Black Americans in late May. It wasn’t until 31 days later that federal officers were first seen at the nightly demonstrations. In the weeks since, federal agents have used less-lethal munitions and gas on protesters numerous times.
Federal officers again set off gas and shot projectiles towards demonstrators gathered early Tuesday morning. The nearly hour-long confrontation began after midnight. Hundreds of people had packed into the courthouse entrance, and some people near the front line tore off plywood attached to the building. Federal officers responded in force.
Their actions have drawn scrutiny from Oregon officials and support from President Donald Trump. The president again praised federal law enforcement Monday, saying they were doing a fantastic job in Portland. Trump said he planned to replicate the response in other major U.S. cities led by Democratic mayors.
Monday night’s demonstrations started around 9 p.m. Two groups, called the Wall of Moms and PDXDadPod, marched from the riverfront to Justice Center. The jail is at the heart of nightly protests. Two federal buildings sit on either side of it.
Even before the parents’ groups arrived, more than 300 people had gathered near the downtown jail. Young Black community leaders used a megaphone to ask, “Whose lives matter?” Hundreds of people responded, “Black lives matter!”
The crowd roared when the parents’ march of several hundreds of people arrived just before 9 p.m. and joined the chant. Most were women wearing yellow shirts. One person held a sign that said, “Hey feds, you need to think about your sad choices — Mom.”......................................
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/07/portland-protests-continue-for-54th-night-amid-controversy-surrounding-federal-officers-presence.html
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1285542612871663617?s=20
Moms and dads assemble to protect Portland protesters
https://www.koin.com/news/protests/portland-protests-justice-center-federal-courthouse-night-53/
"We are there for the long haul," said one mom
by: Hannah Ray Lambert, Jacquelyn Abad
Posted: Jul 20, 2020 / 07:54 PM PDT / Updated: Jul 20, 2020 / 11:19 PM PDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s parents have to come to the aid of protesters as the city heads into its 53rd consecutive night of demonstrations against systemic racism and police.
The self-described Wall of Moms lined the fence around the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse Sunday evening in an effort to protect protesters. It was the group’s second appearance at the downtown demonstrations. Several of the moms also helped people wash their eyes after federal officers deployed tear gas and other crowd-control munitions.
They can now be found on social media at @WallofMoms.
“We come out here in yellow and large numbers,” said Edie, a protester. ...........................
A Worried Citizen
@ThePubliusUSA
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23m
The moms in Portland are truly inspirational.
https://twitter.com/ThePubliusUSA/status/1285545206637637634?s=20
This is a bold and progressive policy proposal by Joe Biden: extended unemployment insurance, rental
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1285382736341942274?s=20
This is a bold and progressive policy proposal by Joe Biden: extended unemployment insurance, rental support, and guaranteed sick leave.
https://twitter.com/RussOnPolitics/status/1285384766091603969?s=20
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